Case Study: Wendover Water Pollution Control Plant

Profile

Model selected

Flow rate

81-85 US GPM

Fluid type

Digested municipal sludge

Objective

Upgrade sewage pump stations and treated effluent outfall

Consulting Engineer

Stantec

Contractor

Black & McDonald Ltd.

Background

Located near Canada’s capital
of Ottawa, right along the
Ottawa River, Wendover ON
recently expanded its Water
Pollution Control Plant
(WPCP), with sewage pumping
station modifications
and treated effluent outfall
modifications. The public bid
called for the supply of six
mechanically driven diaphragm
pumps to transfer
digested sludge.

Issue

With an expanding population
comes greater demand
from the municipal sewage
treatment system.
Wendover required proven
diaphragm pump solutions
for transferring 4-6% solids
with temperatures up to
30°C (86°F). The average
sewage transfer rate calls
for 5.1-5.36 L/S (81-85
GPM) with total discharge
head of 10.4-15.2 m (34-50
ft.). Working with Stantec
Engineers, one of North
America’s largest consulting
engineering firms,
Wastecorp assisted in
design recommendations for
the pump station upgrade.
This included suggesting
two different pump models
to manage the varying requirements
of the digesters.

Solution

Wastecorp was awarded the
contract to supply quantity
four Mud Sucker 3B-EC
Series and two Mud Sucker
4B-EC Series (shown above).
Wastecorp was responsible
for the design, testing, delivery,
storage and training.
Wastecorp manufactured
the Mud Sucker’s with
a fabricated steel base
and heavy duty pulsation
dampening air chambers.
With a cast iron pump body
and a 14 3/4” diaphragm
these pumps are designed
for years of service for heavy
duty municipal sewage
handling.
The pumps are powered
by 5 hp; 1800 RPM, 3Ph:
60 Hz; 575 V TEFC NEMA
Premium efficiency Siemens
gear motor connected Hz; 575 V TEFC NEMA Premium
efficiency Siemens gear
motor connected to variable
frequency drives to manage
changes in flow rates and
save energy. The B Series
Professional features solids
crushing ball valves that
improve the performance of
the pump by sending higher
solids on there way without
using additional power.

Why Wastecorp?

There are many alternatives
to double disc diaphragm
pumps, rotary lobe and
progressive cavity pumps.
The Mud Sucker mechanically
driven diaphragm pump
series is a proven performer
for WPCP’s of all sizes.
With budget constraints for
public works projects under
stress throughout much
of North America, WWTP’s
are increasingly specifying
lower maintenance pumping
equipment to effectively
treat digested sludge.

Experience.

Wastecorp supplies various
pumping equipment to over
20,000 WWTP’s worldwide.
With pump experts trained
on urban and rural municipal
wastewater treatment systems
we bring the knowledge
of our field work to your
project.

Nothing Quite Like it.

There is nothing quite like
a Mud Sucker diaphragm
pump - Wastecorp invented
it. With a variety of configurations,
industry ratings and
customized options, Mud
Sucker’s are designed for
one application. Yours.

Many municipalities are upgrading there sewage pump stations with Mud Sucker pumps to cut down on maintenance costs and pump service time.